Fly-paper holder.



J. B. SMITH.

FLY PAPER HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED IBILM, 1913.

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WITNESSES ATTORNEYS UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN RANDOLPH SMITH, OF STELLA, MISSOURI.

FLY-PAPER HOLDER.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, Joi-IN B. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Stella, in the county of Newton and State of Missouri, have invented a new and Improved Fly-Paper Holder, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to insecticides, and has particular reference to a means for holding ordinary sticky fly paper in such a manner as to prevent the same from being exposed in an unsightly and unsanitary manner and at the same time will be held from being blown about by puffs of wind or the like.

Among the objects of the invention is to provide a means for not only housing and holding the fly paper in the manner above indicated, but which will attract flies thereto and provide ample free passageways for the insects into actual contact with the a er.

5. further object of the invention is to provide means of the nature set forth which will permit of easy and rapid renewal of the fly paper when necessary.

The foregoing and other objects of the invention will hereinafter be more fully clescribed and claimed and illustrated in the drawings accompanying this specification in which like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views, and in Which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a holder made in accordance with a preferred embodiment of this invention; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section of the same; and Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section through the bait tray.

Referring particularly to the drawings, I show a main frame comprising side rails 10 and end rails 11, one pair of rails being placed with their ends upon the ends of the other pair and there secured in a substantial manner by any suitable means forming a substantially rectangular frame and to which is permanently secured a bottom plate 12, the same in this instance being shown as connected to the bottom edges of the end rails 11 and substantially coinciding with the rectangle of which the frame is composed. It will be observed, therefore, that this frame provides side spaces 13 between the bottom plate 12 and the side rails 10, and spaces 14 just above the end rails 11, the spaces 14 being as wide as the Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 24, 1913.

Patented Dec. 2, 1913.

Serial No. 750,212.

depth of the side rails 10. This frame is made preferably of the size and form to conveniently inclose a strip or sheet of common sticky fly paper 1? which will lie upon the bottom plate 12 and between the end rails 11, being adapted to be slipped in or out of either of the end openings 14, or by opening the cover and removing the tray.

At 15 is shown a bait tray, the same consisting preferably of a rectangular frame composed of side rails 16 and end rails 17 connected together in any suitable substantial manner and adapted to substantially conform to the width of the inner portion of the main frame. The tray is provided with a reticulated bottom 18, preferably of wire screen, which is secured to the lower edge of the frame 15. The ends of the tray frame rest preferably upon a pair of blocks 19 secured to the inner faces of the side rails 10, whereby the tray is held in place with respect to the main frame. At each corner of the bait tray frame is secured a leg 20 which cooperates with the end of the adjacent block 19 and extends downwardly sub stantially into contact with the bottom plate 12. The legs 20, therefore, serve to prevent displacement of the tray toward either end of the main frame and also serve to secure the edges of the paper against the bottom plate 12.

The cover comprises a frame made up of side rails 21 and end rails 22 over the top of which is secured a screen 23. The depth of the cover frame preferably coincides with that of the bait tray frame 15 and hence the screen 23 will fit substantially snugly upon the upper edge of the bait tray, holding it in place upon the blocks 15). The cover may be secured to the main frame in any suitable manner as, for instance, by hinges 24 on one side and a hook 25 on the other. Upon opening the cover, therefore, the bait tray may be lifted out for any purpose such as for releasing the paper or for renewing the bait B. The bait may be of any suitable character which will attract the flies by its odor, and since it will be held within the tray upon the bottom 18 and preferably at an appreciable distance below the screen 23, the insects will make an effort to get to the bait which they can. do by flying through the spaces 13 and 14 at the sides and ends of the device. If they are successful in reaching the bait through the bottom 18, they will be sure to alight upon the paper thereafter, although in most instances they will be caught by the paper before they reach the bait.

It will be observed that this construction provides a means for securing, inclosing, and protecting the fly paper and that the device with the parts arranged as shown and described may be moved about with a considerable degree of carelessness without damaging it or permitting other objects to come into contact with the paper.

The several parts of the device may be made of any suitable materials and the rela tive sizes and proportions thereof may be varied to a considerable extent without departing from the spirit of the invention hereinafter claimed,

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In a device of the character set forth,

the combination of a main frame comprising two pairs of bars, one pair being secured upon the other pair in a rectangular position, thereby providing side and end spaces and adapted to inclose a sheet of fly paper, a bait tray Within the main frame cooperating with the paper to temporarily hold it in place, and a cover cooperating vviththe main frame and holding said bait tray in position and including a screen to exclude the flies from the bait tray.

2. In a fly paper holder, the combination of a rectangular frame composed of a pair of end rails, a pair of side rails secured with their ends upon the ends of the end rails, and a bottom plate secured to the end rails whereby lateral and end spaces are provided, a bait tray comprising a rectangular frame extending transversely within the main frame and having an open top and a reticulated bottom, means secured upon the side rails aforesaid for securing the tray in place, and a cover cooperating with the side rails of the main frame and including a screen adapted to bear upon the upper edge of the bait tray, substantially as set forth.-

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

J OHN RANDOLPH SMITH.

W'itnesses: V

JOHN EDMONDSON, J. A. BOWMAN.

fiopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

